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The website also provides online medical courses for the continuing education of dermatologists. In 2017, DermNet released its first book, Dermatology Made Easy. [7] DermNet also provides an interactive tool, DermDiag, which allows users to assess their own skin conditions.
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In 1995, Oakley and a group of New Zealand dermatologists created DermNet, a medical resource site focused on dermatology. [2] Oakley learned how to code and programme to create the website, which was made to be a source of information for dermatologists and patients. [3] DermNet was registered as a charitable trust in 2013. [4]
This training consists of an initial medical, transitional, surgical, or pediatric intern year followed by a three-year dermatology residency. [ 2 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] Following this training, one- or two-year post-residency fellowships are available in immunodermatology , phototherapy , laser medicine , Mohs micrographic surgery , cosmetic surgery ...
The establishment of dermatology surgery societies and training programs, such as the “American College of Mohs Surgery” founded by Frederic Mohs in 1967, as well as postgraduate courses on dermabrasion and chemical peels, also contributed to the progression of surgical techniques. [3]
Teledermatology is a subspecialty in the medical field of dermatology and probably one of the most common applications of telemedicine and e-health. [1] In teledermatology, telecommunication technologies are used to exchange medical information (concerning skin conditions and tumours of the skin) over a distance using audio, visual, and data communication.
The application of topical corticosteroids may lessen the redness and itch, [2] and for preventing predictable holiday flare-ups, short courses of oral corticosteroids are sometimes considered. [2] Another treatment option is a supervised course of low dose phototherapy, usually undertaken in winter. [2]
Pityriasis rosea is a type of skin rash. [2] Classically, it begins with a single red and slightly scaly area known as a "herald patch". [2] This is then followed, days to weeks later, by an eruption of many smaller scaly spots; pinkish with a red edge in people with light skin and greyish in darker skin. [4]